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Alfilaria

//ˌæl.fɪˈlɛəɹi.ə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    common storksbill (Erodium cicutarium), a flowering plant of the family Geraniaceae. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage wordnet

Etymology

From Spanish alfilerillo, from alfiler (“pin”). The ending was assimilated to the familiar botanical suffix -aria.

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